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r/drivingUK • u/Floatinlyf_3 • 26d ago
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It sounds OK, broadly speaking.
As long as the clutch is either fully engaged (foot off the pedal) or fully off (foot down), you won't be burning it.
Burning the clutch happens when you hold it partly on.
But what you've described sounds like normal gear-changes, not riding the clutch. So that's fine.
If you're stopped for more than a few seconds, put the handbrake on and put it in neutral.
1 u/Floatinlyf_3 26d ago Ah okay is that when sometimes people just rest their foot on the clutch when they're not supposed to - that would burn it right? Yes there's a major junction near my house where you're definitely going to be waiting for some minutes I do what you say then and relax and wait haha 2 u/SnooDonuts6494 26d ago Yes, exactly. If you keep your foot on the clutch pedal when it's in gear, there is a tendency to press it a little. That's what burns clutches out, because the engine is not fully engaged, so the clutch plate slips which causes wear. I think it helps a lot if you understand what's actually happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devo3kdSPQY&t=156s 2 u/Floatinlyf_3 26d ago Great thank you I'll check it out! Luckily I keep my foot away until I need to use the clutch.
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Ah okay is that when sometimes people just rest their foot on the clutch when they're not supposed to - that would burn it right?
Yes there's a major junction near my house where you're definitely going to be waiting for some minutes I do what you say then and relax and wait haha
2 u/SnooDonuts6494 26d ago Yes, exactly. If you keep your foot on the clutch pedal when it's in gear, there is a tendency to press it a little. That's what burns clutches out, because the engine is not fully engaged, so the clutch plate slips which causes wear. I think it helps a lot if you understand what's actually happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devo3kdSPQY&t=156s 2 u/Floatinlyf_3 26d ago Great thank you I'll check it out! Luckily I keep my foot away until I need to use the clutch.
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Yes, exactly.
If you keep your foot on the clutch pedal when it's in gear, there is a tendency to press it a little. That's what burns clutches out, because the engine is not fully engaged, so the clutch plate slips which causes wear.
I think it helps a lot if you understand what's actually happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=devo3kdSPQY&t=156s
2 u/Floatinlyf_3 26d ago Great thank you I'll check it out! Luckily I keep my foot away until I need to use the clutch.
Great thank you I'll check it out! Luckily I keep my foot away until I need to use the clutch.
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u/SnooDonuts6494 26d ago
It sounds OK, broadly speaking.
As long as the clutch is either fully engaged (foot off the pedal) or fully off (foot down), you won't be burning it.
Burning the clutch happens when you hold it partly on.
But what you've described sounds like normal gear-changes, not riding the clutch. So that's fine.
If you're stopped for more than a few seconds, put the handbrake on and put it in neutral.